Thomas creek prospect, Elliot Bay district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Thomas creek prospect | - not defined - |
Elliot Bay district | - not defined - |
West Coast municipality | Municipality |
Tasmania | State |
Australia | Country |
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Key
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 34' 1'' South , 145° 25' 15'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Strahan | 637 (2012) | 46.8km |
West Strahan | 637 (2014) | 46.9km |
An undeveloped Cu-Au-Co prospect hosted in Late Cambrian dioritic rocks of the Noddy Creek Volcanics. Accelerate Resources commenced a drilling program in 2018. The first hole drilled at the Thomas Creek prospect has delivered a hit of 3m at 0.23 per cent cobalt from 150m, including 1m at 0.33 per cent cobalt. Drilling also returned a 1m length of 0.15 per cent cobalt and 0.31 per cent copper from 157m.
Form: Disseminated, Vein (single, sheet, saddle)
Rock Type: diorite, monzodiorite, quartz-monzodiorite, volcaniclastic-igneous-rock and tephra
Commodities: Copper
Gangue: Actinolite, Albite, Carbonate, Chlorite, Epidote, Magnetite, Orthoclase, Quartz, Sericite, Smectite, Tourmaline
Exploration: Geochemical surveys, Drilling, Geological mapping, Geophysical surveys
List of minerals for each chemical element
External Links
https://stockhead.com.au/resources/accelerate-makes-a-new-cobalt-discovery-in-tasmania-shares-jump-23pc/
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjUi7ycrfndAhVDM94KHUPTCQ4QFjAAegQICRAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.utas.edu.au%2F14506%2F&usg=AOvVaw0_cU25OgiB6DecoPp8ge0Q
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- Tasmania
- Thylacine ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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